“There’s nothing really else out there that compares to this…. It’s the closest to real life you can
get without actually going out on track in a car.“
Imagine being able to race round all the world’s top Formula One circuits and feel every bump
and bit of understeer without actually having to travel anywhere. Or to be able to test drive a
road car that hasn’t been built yet on the motorway. Dynisma creates driving simulators that
make this possible. Founded by ex-F1 engineer Ash Warne, Dynisma develops incredibly
realistic driving simulators for both motorsport teams and the car industry. What sets their
simulators apart though is how quickly they respond, in milliseconds, so drivers feel like they’re
driving a real car.
Our host (and motor racing fan) Paul Haimes joined Ash in Dynisma’s office in Somerset to
learn more about how they build state of the art simulators - and to have a test drive in their
flagship DMG-1 model simulator. Paul drives the DMG-1 around the famous Spa
Francorchamps F1 circuit, guided around by junior Aston Martin driver Tom Canning, to feel the
responsiveness and realism of the simulator.
Ash also takes us around their manufacturing site to see the simulators in construction, and tells
us about how incredibly accurate simulators can help motorsport teams and manufacturers cut
down on travel and plan for a greener future.
We also hear from Jon Hirschtick at PTC, who tells us about how OnShape’s cloud-based system can help Dynisma engineers to be more collaborative and get to the cutting edge of simulation.
